Perfect Dark

 Nintendo 64
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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 539 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 41 out of 539
  3. Negative: 39 out of 539
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  1. kobaeee
    Sep 6, 2023
    10
    Perfect Dark might be old now, but it is still an amazing game. The influence this game has had on the FPS genre is apparent. Biggest drawback is the N64 controller.
  2. Yojimbo2015
    Jul 9, 2023
    8
    Semi-sequel to Goldeneye with more detailed graphics, better AI and some cool gadgetry. Technically better than its predecessor but it doesn't capture the imagination in the same way that playing as 007 in the Bond universe does. A strong FPS though and one of the best games on the N64.
  3. legokingcandy
    May 26, 2023
    9
    The only true sequel to goldeneye. the games performance is a bit jarring, but it never really bothered me much. (like 13 - 15 fps in most levels, sometimes more/less) EVEN MORE UNIQUE LEVELS, GUNS, SUPERB ENEMY AI, MORE GUNS, AND CHEATS GALORE!!! the content they managed to fit on a 32 meg cart is mind-blowing. the fully voiced cutscenes albiet bitcrunched, really add a charm thatThe only true sequel to goldeneye. the games performance is a bit jarring, but it never really bothered me much. (like 13 - 15 fps in most levels, sometimes more/less) EVEN MORE UNIQUE LEVELS, GUNS, SUPERB ENEMY AI, MORE GUNS, AND CHEATS GALORE!!! the content they managed to fit on a 32 meg cart is mind-blowing. the fully voiced cutscenes albiet bitcrunched, really add a charm that goldeneye never really had. the controls are a huge improvement, the sound desing and new mechanics like shooting out lights, shooting guns out of NPC's hands, and the majourly improved mocap really make this game stand out in terms of atmosphere. Better than goldeneye in almost every way, PLUS it tens to sell for like 30 bucks cheaper if you're a collector. I think, the multiplayer.... Holy moly.... Where do i begin. that alone makes this game worth it. The AI simulats, the large selection of maps, CLASSIC MAPS FROM GOLDENEYE!! and more game-modes, teams, heated battles, guns, and the extensive cheats are the cherry on top. You either love it, or hate it. I first played this game a few months ago, so im unbiased with this one. Id highly recommend.… Expand
  4. George_K
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Great game with amazing atmosphere, there is not much to say apart from just to play it. The only downside is the lack of direction told you by the game, but i guess some people like it bc it makes your game harder and more enjoeyable but in some places of the game it can get rly frustrating and if you are a guy like me who doesn't want to search up the internet right after i get stuckGreat game with amazing atmosphere, there is not much to say apart from just to play it. The only downside is the lack of direction told you by the game, but i guess some people like it bc it makes your game harder and more enjoeyable but in some places of the game it can get rly frustrating and if you are a guy like me who doesn't want to search up the internet right after i get stuck somewhere it can take you up to hours to find the right route… Expand
  5. 113
    Apr 25, 2023
    9
    Um what can I say, This game is the Epidemy of first person shooters. Playing as a hot chick who also is pretty hot (And i mean UNBELIEVABLY HOT) in a cyber-punk futuristic setting which is always a treat. Yes.. it is.... Going from taking down large corporations to hunting down aliens is always a treat. And Joanna's surly voice makes me... MEEEOOOWWWW! Best game 10/10. Would rate higherUm what can I say, This game is the Epidemy of first person shooters. Playing as a hot chick who also is pretty hot (And i mean UNBELIEVABLY HOT) in a cyber-punk futuristic setting which is always a treat. Yes.. it is.... Going from taking down large corporations to hunting down aliens is always a treat. And Joanna's surly voice makes me... MEEEOOOWWWW! Best game 10/10. Would rate higher if it had X-Rated Scenes is always a treat… Expand
  6. DiegoVildez
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    really nice game, i enjoyed so much thank you so much for the design and everything
  7. arthur123456789
    Jan 25, 2023
    1
    Jogo ruim, comparando a outros jogos de nintendo 64 esse jogo aqui não nada demais.
  8. neomoonsevin
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    For it's time I always got killed but I still tried to get through it so yeah great game and I own this on the Rare Replay Xbox One
  9. nhughes
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Back in the day, this was the best FPS. One of the first games that had a really good bot experience in multiplayer.
    Such a good game. Very nostalgic for many.
  10. Pizarrator
    Nov 4, 2022
    10
    Uno de mis preferidos. Lo jugué hace dos décadas y siempre me pareció sublime.
  11. Puyu
    Aug 10, 2022
    7
    Goldeneye was a huge hit so I tried with this one and my opinion is that it's good
  12. Abdullah68947
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    Best game ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️☕️❤️☕️☕️❤️❤️❤️
  13. Tomplexthis
    Jul 7, 2022
    10
    This game was built upon the Goldeneye engine, and yet builds extremely well upon it. I spent way too much time on this game shooting the dumb peace sim aliens in the face in the combat simulator. perfect dark is peak shooters, top FPS, rivals doom, but its just great, even with the really really dumb ai. its just good, and beats goldeneye all the way, improves on pretty much everything.
  14. eyouwhatsup
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    To this day, it is still the best FPS ever made. Amazing story mode, difficulty modes actually had a meaning, best multiplayer customization ever where you can even play with bots, epic OST, lots of things to do and complete while being always fun.

    This game did everything right. The peak of Rare.
  15. Oboeteiru0
    Mar 14, 2022
    10
    Although the impact was caused by its "precuel" Golden Eye, Perfect Dark is better in all aspects, exept for the control, as perfect as the first. I didn't feel Dreamcast graphics that good at the time because of this one. That explains everything.
  16. Aluk
    Feb 9, 2022
    10
    The best FPS of its era, Better than Goldeneye and Turok. Perfect.
    El mejor FPS de su era, Perfecto.
  17. grimreapersims
    Jan 11, 2022
    9
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  18. OliRock92
    Jan 3, 2022
    9
    Bought this in December 2021. Did I like it although it's so old now? Heck yes! I'm not even a FPS guy but this game kicks butt! The graphics are incredible, pretty much on par with early PS2. The music is thrilling, the story, although a bit simple, does the job (still got me surprised near the halfway point since I jumped in blind though). The controls are what might put some people offBought this in December 2021. Did I like it although it's so old now? Heck yes! I'm not even a FPS guy but this game kicks butt! The graphics are incredible, pretty much on par with early PS2. The music is thrilling, the story, although a bit simple, does the job (still got me surprised near the halfway point since I jumped in blind though). The controls are what might put some people off since it only uses a single joystick but I found them really good. The game was made with the N64 controller in mind and it shows! They were pretty spot-on as well as the rest of the game. The game is also fully voice acted, which adds to the immersion. It's a little on the short side but it's highly re-playable. I beat it on Agent difficulty and am not bored of the game yet so I'm off for another go on the higher difficulty! The Multiplayer is also really nice. I only tried it with computers (or Simulants like the game calls them) and even then, it was a blast! I cannot recommend this game enough! A real must play!… Expand
  19. Splatter01
    Oct 17, 2021
    10
    I waited 5 years for this game and was rewarded with the best, most beautiful, hottest first-person shooter, which also told one of the best stories. Perfect Game, Perfect Gameplay, Perfect Story, Perfect Dark. Joanna is Dark, Joanna is Perfect, Joanna is Perfect Dark.
  20. davey16
    Aug 14, 2021
    10
    This from the moment I got to play this as a kid to now playing it on my Xbox One has been one of my favorite games of all time. Id rate it an 11 if I could.
  21. Linkray
    May 3, 2021
    10
    A lot of missions, a lot things to do in them, good story, skedars and maians, was excelent to me.
  22. JakubTyszko
    Feb 14, 2021
    4
    Overly complicated shoot em up. Nothing special. A bad remake of Golden eye.
  23. Nikkeru
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    I'm still playing this game. Better than goldeneye. Best Nintendo 64 game made.
  24. enjekt
    Jul 6, 2020
    8
    At the time, GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark were really the best shooters on consoles (everyone remembers that the first PlayStation, which in Russia was distributed more than others, could not boast of anything like this, everyone was happy there and the port of the second Quake), but on PC in the year of release Perfect Dark has already released No One Lives Forever. Therefore, if youAt the time, GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark were really the best shooters on consoles (everyone remembers that the first PlayStation, which in Russia was distributed more than others, could not boast of anything like this, everyone was happy there and the port of the second Quake), but on PC in the year of release Perfect Dark has already released No One Lives Forever. Therefore, if you have always played shooters on your computer, then the remake of the console game in 2000 will hardly touch any important strings in you. Because in a similar scenario — a latex-clad spy, a level with snowmobile racing, the near future instead of the 60s, big-headed aliens instead of Soviet generals with missiles-Perfect Dark completely lost No One Lives Forever. There were no situations so unusual as a jump without a parachute, no characters so vivid, no script and dialogue so stunning (they were increasingly technical), and no gadgets so inventive as exploding compact boxes. Even if you discount the difference in power between the then PC and Nintendo 64, these (released at the same time) games were like on different planets, so it would have been quite difficult for us to admire Perfect Dark even then.

    It is difficult to do this now, although the new models combined with the old, very simple animation give an interesting visual effect, making you think that the original game looked like this initially (in fact — much worse). Levels, as in many shooters of that time, consist of the same type of corridors that make you remember all the charms of the game design of the 90s-here you often get stuck just because you do not know where to go next and what to do (although, it would seem, all the enemies are killed and the doors are found).

    Perfect Dark
    As a shooter, the game is charming in its own way-it's nice to shoot, there are a lot of weapons.

    In this sense, Perfect Dark is one of the brightest representatives of the console school, which is now almost impossible to meet. The level of difficulty here determines not only the number and strength of enemies, but also the design of locations. Behind the same door at different levels of complexity, you can find both a storage room and a plot-important secret laboratory. And for high-speed passage of levels here give out special rewards, the good enemies are very slow and think for a long time before opening fire.

    But the success of the original Perfect Dark is due not only to the lack of good shooters on consoles, but primarily to multiplayer, which was then one of the best in the genre. The game could be played in a co-op, there was a split screen for four players and several multiplayer modes. Now they have added the ability to play through Xbox Live, so if in 2000 you really missed the opportunity to fight with other Nintendo fans on the Internet, now it has appeared.

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    However, the fact remains that if you once had a PC, but did not have a Nintendo 64, Perfect Dark is unlikely to impress you — most likely, you have already seen several much better shooters (in the same 2000, we recall, there was also a Deus Ex). Rare try first of all for their old fans who have remained with them since the time of N64 and who in the Wake of the release of Perfect Dark flooded the entire Internet with petitions asking them to release a remake of Golden Eye 007. Those would be happy, but Nintendo does not allow it yet.    … Expand
  25. BulletTimeTails
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    An incredible game with an amazing world, interesting characters, great shooting, memorable action and the music, oh god. The music! and of course a story that keeps you interested all the time because there´s always something happening and it´s always exciting! Perfect Dark is one of those games that i can call a masterpiece. If you own a N64 with an expansion pack then play it right now.
  26. Pedrofg
    Jun 13, 2020
    10
    Great graphics, great story and arguably the best multiplayer experience ever at its time and maybe even to date. I remember playing this game every weekend for well over an year, maybe even more, with my friends with local split screen multiplayer. There was just so much to do, so many cool maps, so many great and creative weapons (farsight, laptop gun, etc) . All the challenges, theGreat graphics, great story and arguably the best multiplayer experience ever at its time and maybe even to date. I remember playing this game every weekend for well over an year, maybe even more, with my friends with local split screen multiplayer. There was just so much to do, so many cool maps, so many great and creative weapons (farsight, laptop gun, etc) . All the challenges, the insane number of bots you could add to the multiplayer with a number of different characteristics all of that added up to a virtually infinite amount of multiplayer options. Even to this day I've never had quite the same multiplayer experience as with Perfect Dark. 10/10, no question.… Expand
  27. ChesterField
    May 1, 2020
    10
    To date, one of the best shooters I've ever played. At the level of half life. Has it all. A great gameplay, a great story and in the technical section of the best of the 90's generation.
  28. LiquidSnekMGS
    Apr 30, 2020
    9
    This game is one of the great FPS, on the shelf with Doom, Call of Duty, and Goldeneye 007. The suspense element being portrayed through the darkness works really well. The combat system feels refined, and the wide range of weapons helps. A great game to play with friends, or by yourself.
  29. Neo86
    Dec 17, 2019
    10
    Still my favorite game next to oscerina of time. At that time the best multi-player on consoles ever released. The multi-player is still massively fun in 2019. 4 friends, a couch, and a few beers and you will have an evening for the ages.
  30. LuisAntonio
    Nov 1, 2019
    9
    The best FPS that you can find in the N64. This video game doesn't have Turok 2 graphics, but it is better in everything else.
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#1 Best N64 Game of 2000
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#2 Most Discussed N64 Game of 2000
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#2 Most Shared N64 Game of 2000

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Metascore
97

Universal acclaim - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. CheckOut
    100
    It's a stunning achievement by any measure and stands as one of those rare products that delivers more than you paid for.
  2. Nintendorks
    100
    So damn close to perfect that it makes me want to cry tears of joy.
  3. CNET Gamecenter
    90
    This is the best action game on the Nintendo 64 and a great follow-up to "GoldenEye."
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